Mirror-holder.



C. E. TIBBS.

MIRROR HOLDER. APPLICATION men JUNE 26.1917.

Patented May 28,1918.

ATTORNEY ill f.

CLARENCE E. TIBBS, OF SEATTLE,WASHINGTOI\T, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO I B. B. NERVO, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

MIRROR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented iuayae, rare.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE E. Trees, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mirror-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder for mirrors of the type found in ladies hand bags, or upon the dressing'tables in hotels and the like, for the use of ladies in dressing their hair and other purposes of a similar character.

Many persons, especially women, have found it diflicult to satisfactorily use these mirrors in making their toilet, as to obtain a satisfactory view of the head, necessitates holding the mirror in one hand, which interferes with the use of both hands while dressing the hair.

It is my principal object to overcome this difficulty by providing a simple and inexpensive support for these mirrors which may be carried in a hand bag if found desirable and either temporarily, or permanently connected with a support such as a chair back or the like, without detracting from its appearance, or interfering with the use thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for mirrors of this character which though capable of being attached to a support in various positions comprises few parts which may be accomplished by means of the block in the back of which is formed a pair of recesses, the uppermost of which may be employed as a socket for the mirror handle by partially closing an open side thereof with the fixed jaw of a spring actuated clasp mounted upon the block and by means of which, the block may be attached to a support.

A further object of the invention is to provide the block with an attaching clasp, the fixed jaw of which has extending up-v wardly therefrom above the uppermost recess in the block, an arm which serves as a brace for the mirror when the handle thereof is inserted in the recess.

A still further object of the invention is to so shape the block that when applied to the back of a chair, the block will cause no discomfort to a person occupying the chair and will also permit securing elements to be passed through openings therein for permanently attaching the block to a support with out likelihood of the securing elements splitting the block should an unusual strain be imposed upon the block. 7 j

With these and other objects in view, the lnvention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The preferred embodiment of the inven- Fig. at is a horizontal transverse sectional view through Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 1s a vertical transverse sectional vlew through the holder, showing the same permanently secured to a support.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail,

the letter A designates a support which in this instanace has been shown as the upper rail of a chair back and upon which is mounted the improved mirror holder B hav ing mounted therein a mirror C of the type commonly found upon dressing tables and the like. i

The mirror holder B includes a block 5 of any material which may be suitably ornamented, although I prefer to employ Wood, as such material can be stained and polished to correspond to the finish of furniture in common use. The block 5 is provided upon one side of its transverse center line with three beveled faces 6, 7 and 8 which, when the block is secured to a support, such as a chair, in a manner hereinafter described, prevent the block from causing discomfort to a person occupying the chair. The upper edge of the block 5 is beveled upon three sides as shown at 9 and has formed in its back 10 a longitudinally extending recess 11,

the bottom wall '12 of which is curved as shown, said recess opening out through the toptof the .block.: Formed inthe back 10 of the block below the recesstill is a second recess 13 in which may be arranged advertising matter if found desirable, or amirror of circular shape carried therein. I The sprlng' actuated clasp 14, for connectlng the block to a support, compr ses a fixed jaw 15 which is secured to the back of the block 10 in ,any suitable manner to permit thejaw to partially close the open side of the recess 11 therein, sothat theifixed jaw off-the clasp may coact with the walls of the recess in retaining the handle, ,of-the mirror in recess ll of the block. Hingedly eonneeted with the fixed jaw 15- is a movable jaw Gin an upright position when insertedwith- 20,. bet.ween which andthe fixed jaw may be when the holder is permanently connected with a support. I I

In order that, the mirror may be held by thegholder at theiproper angle when the holder is permanently connectedwitha support, I provide a tapered plate 23 which may block is attached to a support by means of the clasp 14 in the desired position and the handle of the mirror inserted in the socket in the block formed by the recess 11 and the fixed jaw of the clasp 14, it, of course, being understood that a suitable lining may be provided forthe recess to prevent the marring of the handle of the mirror if found dele- Fronrtheforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is at once apparent that a mirror holder has been provided in which the parts comprising the same have been utilized to their fullest extentto decrease the cost of manufacture and. to provide a mirror hold er which-will be highly eflicient for the purpose set forth. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is: j e In a device of the class described, a block having arecess in one side thereof opening, out through the top of said block, a reinforcing plate on, said block coaeting with said recess in providing the block with a handle receiving opening, attaching means on said plate, and an arm on said plate extending above the top of said block adapted to act as a brace for a handle inserted in the handle receiving opening in the block.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CLARENCE E. TIBBS.

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